Loading The Battery; Checking The Battery - Canon AE-1 Manual

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To attach the dust cover, align its slot with the positioning pin below the red dot of the

bayonet ring, and press it in. When the dust cover is removed the bayonet ring is locked.

Be careful to load the battery correctly with the "+" side up as indicated in the diagram. Load

the battery by inserting first the "-" contact in the battery chamber. The battery can be

unloaded in a similar way by pulling it out from the top. The battery can be loaded and

unloaded more easily when the lens is dismounted.

Since the AE-1 is an electronically controlled camera, the shutter will not function without

sufficient battery power. The battery requires checking in the following circumstances:

1. Mounting the Lens onto the camera

Remove the body cap and mount the lens onto the camera. The lens is mounted by

aligning the red dot of the body with the red dot of the bayonet ring, and then

turning the bayonet ring clockwise, pressing gently until it locks into position.

Reverse the procedure to dismount the lens.

2. Setting the Aperture Ring to the "A" Mark

The AE-1 delivers perfect AE photography when the aperture ring is set for

automatic exposure. The "A" mark on the aperture ring should be set to the EE

position. Hold in the EE lock pin while turning the aperture ring to the "A" mark.

This can be done either before or after the lens is mounted on the camera.

3. Loading the Battery

This camera will not function without battery power. A 6V silver

oxide or alkaline battery is loaded into the battery chamber after

opening the battery chamber cover. It can be opened more easily by

using the viewfinder cover that is inserted into the accessory shoe.

The battery should last for approximately one year under normal use.

Check on other section with specifications of the battery when the

camera is used in extremely cold conditions.